Private Lending Insights

In Episode 34 of Private Lending Insights, Rocky Butani interviews Aleksandra Simanovsky, founder of Adige Asset Advisory, to talk about the RTL securitization market and how securitizations work, including loan pooling, bond investors, cash flow waterfalls, funding costs, the economics of securitization versus whole loan sales, why securitizations can provide lenders with greater funding flexibility and much more. The conversation also covers capital market conditions in 2026, institutional investor demand for RTL bonds, the potential return of multifamily lending to securitization markets, and recent industry acquisitions.Visit Adige's profile on PrivateLenderLink.com to learn more about their services and to watch some short clips from this interview:  https://privatelenderlink.com/profile/adige-asset-advisory/

Rocky Butani interviews Boris Dorfman, fund manager and partner at LBC Capital, about the state of private lending and real estate investing in 2026. The conversation explores why transaction volume has slowed in 2026, how elevated interest rates are affecting residential and commercial real estate, and how private lenders are adapting their underwriting and lending strategies. They also discuss LBC Capital’s lending activity in 2026, geographic expansion beyond California, leverage and credit requirements, construction completion financing, second mortgages, and the evolution of the company and its mortgage fund.Visit LBC Capital's profile on PrivateLenderLink.com to learn more and to contact them: https://privatelenderlink.com/profile/lbc-capital/

Rocky Butani interviews Nema Daghbandan, CEO of Lightning Docs and Partner at Fortra Law, for a data-driven look at the private lending market in 2026. Nema shares what Lightning Docs is seeing across more than 300 lender clients, including trends in RTL and DSCR loan volume, interest rates, competition, foreclosures, and fraud. They also discuss the Figure acquisition of Kiavi, how AI is changing lending technology and legal workflows, and Lightning Docs’ recent milestone of surpassing $100 billion in loan originations.Visit Lightning Docs' profile on PrivateLenderLink.com to learn more and to contact them: https://privatelenderlink.com/profile/lightning-docs/This interview is Episode #32 of the Private Lending Insights Podcast: https://podcast.privatelenderlink.com/.

In this episode of Private Lending Insights, Rocky Butani interviews Jeff Tesch, CEO of RCN Capital, one of the nation’s largest private lenders and a leading wholesale lender serving mortgage brokers. Jeff shares RCN’s outlook on the private lending market, the states seeing the strongest lending activity, and why ground-up construction continues to be one of the biggest opportunities for investors. The conversation also covers RCN’s new Structured Finance Group, capital markets, portfolio lending, and trends shaping residential investment lending in 2026.Learn about RCN's White Label Wholesale program: https://privatelenderlink.com/profile/rcn-capital-correspondent/This interview is Episode #31 of the Private Lending Insights Podcast: https://podcast.privatelenderlink.com/

In this episode of Private Lending Insights, Rocky Butani interviews Kirill Bensonoff, CEO and founder of New Silver, a technology-driven private lender based in Connecticut. Kirill shares how New Silver evolved from building loan origination software into a nationwide private lender funding fix & flip, ground-up construction, and DSCR loans. The conversation covers lending trends, AI and automation, New Silver's proprietary technology, and its growing white label program for brokers and lenders. They also discuss where the private lending industry is headed as AI transforms underwriting, borrower interactions, and loan origination.Visit New Silver's profile on PrivateLenderLink.com to learn more and to contact them:  https://privatelenderlink.com/profile/new-silver/?utm_source=lender-link-podcastLearn about New Silver's White Label Wholesale program: https://privatelenderlink.com/profile/new-silver-wholesale/?utm_source=lender-link-podcastThis interview is Episode #30 of the Private Lending Insights Podcast: https://podcast.privatelenderlink.com/